The smaller the standard error the
A) more accurate the sample means are as an estimate of the population mean.
B) more likely differences between groups are due to chance.
C) less likely that the statistic represents the parameter.
D) less accurate the subject's response is on a dependent measure.

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A smaller standard error indicates that the sample means are more tightly clustered around the population mean, and therefore, more accurate as an estimate of the population mean.

The Smaller the Standard Error the